This week on Twitter, @chrisriddle asked me what my favourite holiday memories are? Christmas is my absolute favourite time of year. I love everything about the build-up to the "big day."

It's like waiting for the excitement of WrestleMania to come, minus the headlocks and bear hugs!

There are so many things I love about the holidays and so many moments etched in my memory that take me right back to when I was eight years old. From hanging Christmas lights on our house to decorating the biggest tree my dad could possibly find, Christmas was always a very special time.

When I was growing up, my dad -- WWE Superstar Jim (The Anvil) Neidhart -- was gone for most of the year, performing around the world. When my dad came home from being on the road, sometimes as long as a month at a time, he would make sure to really make special moments at home count.

Those moments were amplified at Christmas. It was always the best having my dad home for the holidays! We felt so blessed. My dad and my mom really made sure us Neidharts had holiday traditions.

I realize now that my parents really created moments from our childhood that would stay with us forever.

One of my favourite traditions was helping my mom cook our Christmas dinner, which we always did on Christmas Eve. My mom taught us how to make her specialty in the kitchen: homemade apple pie.

We would help her chop the apples and she even taught us how to make the perfect pie crust. We always had special treats that consisted of carrots and raisins set aside with a note for Santa's reindeers, too. Spoiling Rudolph was top priority.

After we devoured our Christmas feast, the anticipation of Christmas morning would begin! My sisters and I would be determined to stay up all night to catch Santa putting out our gifts. We never made it past 2 a.m. without falling fast asleep. The crack of dawn came fast, though ... and it was the best crashing into my parent's room and waking them up to open our presents.

Thinking about those amazing Christmas memories and traditions of late, it got me to wondering what some of my WWE colleagues hold near and dear to their hearts this time of the year. So I asked.

While on tour in Peru, I had the chance to ask some other Superstars what their favourite holiday traditions are.

Tyler Breeze told me that decorating the Christmas tree entirely with custom made ornaments featuring the faces of himself and WWE Superstar Fandango is his tradition. (Tyler Breeze plays an arrogant character in the WWE!)

Zack Ryder said that as a kid, all he ever wanted was WWE action figures and he still cherishes a Macho Man action figure he got from his dad for Christmas as a kid. Zack said now he spoils his nephew with action figures of current WWE Superstars such as AJ Styles and Dolph Ziggler. "Woo woo woo, you know it!" (That's Zack's catchphrase by the way.)

Former WWE Champion Jinder Mahal said that his hands-down favourite holiday tradition is baking "jinder-bread" cookies with his family. Who would have thought that the modern-day Maharajah could bake? We learn something new everyday.

We all know WWE legend Mick Foley loves everything Santa when it comes to the holiday season. Remember that time Stone Cold Steve Austin gave Santa the Stone Cold Stunner on Monday Night Raw? Yeesh. That's not in keeping with the Christmas spirit.

As for me, being with the ones I love during the holidays is priceless.